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Acer C7 Chromebook - Product Tour

In order for Acer Chromebooks to become the new Netbooks, they need to be priced as such. It looks like things are headed that way, as the new Acer C7 Chromebook suggests: at $199, it’s the cheapest Chromebook ever made, and matches the Nexus 7 tablet for affordability.

Samsung’s recent $249 Chromebook was a lot more affordable than the more expensive Samsung Chromebook 550 released earlier this year, and Acer’s newly announced $199 C7 takes the price down another $50. Like Samsung’s Chromebook, the Acer C7 has an 11.6-inch 1,366x768 display. At 3.05 pounds, this inch-thin mini-laptop won’t feel as light or as thin as tablet, or Samsung’s Chromebooks: it seems to match the size of many of Acer’s previous Netbooks.

One of the more puzzling choices made by Acer with the C7 Chromebook is the inclusion of of a 320GB internal ... but in every other regard it’s a superior product. It looks better, runs cooler and boots faster. In fact, overall performance is much ...

“The expansion of our Acer C7 Chromebook line to Walmart is a clear indication of its growing popularity for anyone who wants a new or second mobile PC for web-based computing,” said Sumit Agnihotry, vice president of product marketing, Acer America.

On Monday Acer announced the availability of its newest addition to the company’s C7 Chromebook line ... of the current high volume chromebook market, where the retailer is deemed just as important as the product itself.

Even if it has been hailed as a good product, users on the Acer's official community forums are complaining the C7 will not be turning on, despite being just a few days old. User roscofillmore says he "Just got my new Chromebook, it worked right out of the ...

"The new Acer C7 Chromebook ... Acer Chromebook is fast—boots up in 18 seconds, resumes instantly and high-definition videos play smoothly." However, while Pichai said the device would ship with an Intel Core processor, Amazon's listing of the product ...

In addition, the Acer C7 Chromebook is incredibly affordable as a stand-alone product, and even more affordable when schools consider the reduced total cost of ownership, thanks to its manageability and security features."

"The expansion of our Acer C7 Chromebook line to Walmart is a clear indication of its growing popularity for anyone who wants a new or second mobile PC for web-based computing," said Sumit Agnihotry, vice president of product marketing, Acer America.

... reviewed Acer's $199 C7 Chromebook, we didn't think it was perfect, but we were willing to overlook many minor flaws in the face of its $199 asking price. Today, Slashgear unearthed an upgraded model—there's an Acer product page that lists a $299 ...

In addition, the Acer C7 Chromebook is incredibly affordable as a stand-alone product, and even more affordable when schools consider the reduced total cost of ownership thanks to its manageability and security features.” Students Kept Secure ...

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Jun 17, 2013) - Acer America today announced that a new model in its Acer C7 Chromebook line, the Acer C710-2856, is now available at ... vice president of product marketing, Acer America. "The new configuration with a …